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  1. Developed as Ian Fleming's SOLO starring Robert Vaughn, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. soon became a duo after its debut on this date in 1964.

    “The part of Ilya was 5 lines," David McCallum said in 2021. “But the writers saw the relationship...and it grew.”

    All episodes are on Internet Archive:

    archive.org/search?query=The+M

    #ClassicTV #1960sTV #DavidMcCallum #TheManFromUNCLE

  2. The Sixth Finger, a 1963 episode of The Outer Limits. A scientist tries to speed up human evolution. He creates a super-intelligent man, who sadly has a few issues. A bold and interesting episode.

    My review: cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/20

    #retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #scifi #scifitv #OuterLimits #DavidMcCallum #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #anthologyseries

  3. Tonight in 1962 — #TopCat aired its last original episode on ABC.

    Hanna-Barbera’s 2nd prime-time cartoon (after #TheFlintstones) only produced 30 shows, but they were rerun for decades.

    #OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia #ClassicCartoons

  4. Alan Hale Jr. (1921–1990) was born on this day.

    “What a dear man. I don’t think he was appreciated for the actor that he was, because he was so good natured," #GilligansIsland co-star #DawnWells said. "You just thought it was Alan!"

    #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1960s #Nostalgia

  5. “I learned that you have to exaggerate everything in cartoons. It was great fun!”
    #JanetWaldo (1920-2016)

    The voice of Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop, Josie from #JosieAndThePussycats and many more was born on this day.

    #ClassicTV #ClassicCartoons #TheJetsons #WackyRaces #ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV

  6. “He was a remarkable man and we lost him way too soon.”
    #DawnWells on #BobDenver (1935-2005)

    The star of #GilligansIsland would have been 88 today.

    #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1960s #Nostalgia #Gilligan

  7. #HopeLange (1933-2003) would have been 89 today.

    She was an Oscar nominee for #PeytonPlace (1957), a two-time Emmy winner for #TheGhostAndMrsMuir, and a familiar face for more than 40 years.

    #ClassicFilm #ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV